Dunkirk / Jerusalem

from Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro by Hemlock Smith

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I worked almost twenty years to finish this song. During World War II, the English got cornered by the Nazis in Dunkirk. Attack was imminent and they would all die. During the night, though, thousand of ships arrived from the British Coast and saved every last soldier. When dawn arrived, the Germans only found an empty beach. I linked this event to the crossing of the Red Sea. I don't know why, but I guess it's my belief that miracles do happen, eventually.

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Dunkirk / Jerusalem

In the dunes near Dunkirk
Right by the sea
In the crawling desert
Of Sinaï

All the hopes and spirit
I saw them flee
And the dunes of mankind
We shall be

Jerusalem
Where are you now?
What will you be?

From the dunes near Dunkirk
Right over the sea
To the shores of England
Our armed retreat

All the hopes and spirit
Shall never bleed
As long as there’s water
At desert’s feet

Jerusalem
Where are you now?
What will you be?
A mystery?

Sins of our fathers - long been erased
Battles are meant to be lost
Love and forgiveness - floating in space
Miracles come at a cost

In the dunes near Dunkirk
The sea was dry
In the crawling desert
We learned to fly

Jerusalem
Where are you now?
What will you be?
A voice in me?

Jerusalem
Jerusalem
In the dunes near Dunkirk / Jerusalem
In the dunes near Dunkirk / Jerusalem

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from Keep the Devil out of Hillsboro, released September 5, 2009

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Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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